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Top 12 Allliances
This is my take on ‘Top 12 Alliances’ combined with rumours I’ve heard along the way & my personal opinion on some alliances & players. Enjoy
1. Imperial Order
Cannot deny they've got some pretty decent players and they scooped up some more after DGoW & LL collapsed. They’ve got a decent core in North044/054, but some of their players are branching into central O55 and unlikely to get any support if they’re attacked so far away from the core – easy targets. They might have a war with Triad, but nothing substantial has come of it yet; cities are lost and won daily, so it’s far to early to comment on any ‘war’. Rumours also abound about leadership and how they treat players + with whispers of player poaching attempts – although this is nothing shocking, all alliances try it, so cannot be held against them.
- Swim.
2. Triad
Anyone who’s got in Triads way so far has been completely obliterated. With a solid core and a majority of their players having played together for several worlds these guys are a well oiled machine. Some alliances have gotten lucky & taken cities off them, but any loss has quickly been minimalized when Triad turn their attention towards a particular alliance, no matter how briefly – just ask EE. A new Anti-Triad coalition is on the horizon, but in similar style to the previous one is unlikely to result in anything substantial other than total embarrassment for the alliances involved. Constantly dominating the ‘Top 20 players in DBP/ABP gain’ on ‘The Oracle’ – the facts speak for themselves, these guys are aggressive and don’t take prisoners.
- Swim
3. Prometheus
Technically a ‘rim’ alliance but they again have a strong core. Several players are old hats and it will be interesting to see whether they gravitate over to an alliance with stronger players a bit further down the line. They are completely dominating ‘PHALANX’ – although that is no surprise. The only question for them now is do they head south to a proper battle, stop taking candy from children and prove they’re any sort of threat? Unlikely in my opinion. But we shall see.
- Float
4. THE APOSTLES
Oh where to start. They merged with Deus Ex Machina, who were the result of three failed mergers before hand (there’s a pattern emerging here). Over half of their players don’t have attack alarms & taking a city from them is hardly a challenge. They’re 70K behind Triad in ABP and 35K behind in DBP and that is simply because they face obliteration so their DBP ought to be high. Between Triad & the other alliances taking cities off them daily they won’t last another week. Essentially I can’t find a good word to say about this alliance – except they’re perfect farming material.
- Sink.
5. Seal Team One
A strong alliance and far from a MRA – these guys are good although their ABP/DBP are small, this is unsurprising considering how few members they have. But size isn’t everything and these guys work well together. A good core in North/East 055, South O54. One of their players suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Triad a few weeks ago and has been licking his wounds in VM ever since; is this a sign of things to come? On the whole, I quite like these guys, although I do wish they’d stop trying to convince every alliance going to attack Triad; you want something done – do it yourself.
- Float
6. Ravens Republic
I don’t have a single positive thing to say about this alliance. What seems to be half their players are in/out of VM as often as Lindsay Lohan is in/out of rehab – perhaps this is a new survival tactic of there’s? They’re serious ostriches, burying their heads in the sand in total denial and quite honestly aren’t even worth serious discussion.
-Sink.
7. Hydra
Considering these guys are number 7 in terms of points their ABP/DBP are shocking. Whilst the majority of their players were late starting this world, they have yet to seriously prove themselves and if any of the stronger alliances turn their attentions to them I doubt they stand much of a chance. Quite honestly, only one of these players is worth anything right now – these guys need to prove themselves and fast before they get swallowed.
- Float.
8. Evil Empire
Oh these guys. They were so proud of themselves for taking a city off Triad which has since come back to bite them. They had a leader banned just over a week ago and since then their situation has gone from bad to worse. I look forward to seeing how their relationship with ‘The Underground’ progresses as these two alliances work together against Triad. Quite honestly if Triad ever officially turn their attention to EE, I give it less than a week, especially considering EE are suffering against Avernus too. They have one or two good players, but the attitude of some of their players is quite frankly atrocious. Most of their city gains recently have been internal takeovers – which says it all.
-Sink
9. Shadow Elite
These guys are interesting. Several of them are old ‘Retribution’ players, several of them are from Envenom in Taras – it’s a good, strong mix. In many respects they are similar to ST1, small and compact with a decent core. Their relationship with Imperial Order is interesting; doing city swaps so both alliances can consolidate their respective cores – it’s very trusting of both sides. Is this trust misplaced? Maybe. Knowing some of these players I predict an upheaval in coming weeks as they try and find themselves in this world in an alliance that so far has gained little attention and has little in the way of ABP/DBP, although they are good fighters when they need to be, so watch this space.
-Float
10. Avernus
I actually quite like some of these guys – they’ve got spunk. They have a few players I personally would rather eat glass than work with, but on the whole most of them are decent. However their ABP/DBP is low and for an alliance that size which is a bit worrying despite how well they have handled themselves so far. Nevertheless they’ve done an admirable job thus far against EE; so maybe there is some hope for them despite their low ABP/DBP gain?
- Float
11. Night Train
The old ‘Retribution’ without all the rubbish. Generally a strong alliance who, mostly, came together from Rhammus – they’re good and they’re usually aggressive. A couple of their members make my eyebrows raise – and not in a good way. Furthermore, considering how many of their members are in the Top 50, their ABP/DBP isn’t anything spectacular. Size isn’t everything unless you’ve got the ABP/DBP to back it up; and right now they are, individually, sorely lacking.
- Float
12. Rhinovirus
I’m undecided about these guys. Again some of their players are a cause for concern (and not in a ‘they’re really good players’ sort of way), but they have a couple who are decent. However, considering these guys are a top 12 alliance, they fail to make it into the ‘Top 20’ for fighters. I think that says everything it needs to. Either these guys are seriously passive and just use quests to get the BP, or they’re simming to a whole new level – do I detect the new ‘Ravens Republic’?
- Sink.
